<p>milkyway… Thanks for the additional info. </p>
<p>So, with tuition, room, board, books, fees, misc expenses, how much do you expect your son’s annual costs to be? </p>
<p>How much will you be able to contribute, at most, per year?</p>
<p>Ithaca will be about 40K per year. Other privates will be just as expensive (or even more). Do you realize that? some of the Catholic privates might be cheaper (not Fordham, though. Fordham is about $45+k per year TCA). </p>
<p>Go to each college site and look up their TCA (total cost of attendance). many people just think about tuition and they forget that all the other costs can really add up.</p>
<p>The reason I’m asking is because with your son’s stats, he may get some $$$ money, but he may not get enuf to pay for a private like Ithaca without needing a big check from you, too. I looked at Ithaca’s website and they aren’t very generous with $$$$. Only “Park Scholars” are given the big bucks scholarships and those kids are top top kids from their schools. </p>
<p>If you want a private, then you need to find one that is desperate for URM males and is willing to pay big bucks to students who don’t have top stats (Ithaca doesn’t seem to be such a school). There may be a forum on this site that has dealt with this issue. I’ll try to find. I don’t know if any exist in NY because NY has a substantial hispanic community so they may not be as desperate for URM hispanic males - but I don’t know for sure.. </p>
<p>Frankly, because of your EFC, I think a NY public is going to be the most affordable, (unless we can find a private that is so desperate for URMs that they are willing to give $40k per year to a student who is in the 25-75 percentile. There may be some, but it will take some more research. </p>
<p>Are you aware that room and board at private colleges is usually much higher than what publics charge? </p>
<p>Another tip - don’t just look at the one number colleges quote for room and board. Look at which dorms your child is willing to stay in AND which meal plan he would need AND then add up the prices. My son’s dorm and meal plan are much higher than what the college quotes on their TCA page (total cost of attendance). that’s because my son wanted to eat everyday (not just M-F 2 meals a day) and he wanted to be in the nicer (cleaner) dorms. </p>
<p>I’ll look up more tomorrow.</p>
<p>In the meantime… does anyone out there know of any specific LAC’s that are VERY Generous (not just $15-20k per year) with $$$ for male hispanic URM’s???</p>